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Debian DSA-2439-1 Moderate: libpng Buffer Overflow Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey March 22, 2012
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An integer overflow in libtiff enables arbitrary code execution through crafted TIFF images on Ubuntu platforms.
Glenn-Randers Pehrson discovered an buffer overflow in the libpng PNG library, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed image is processed
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Summary

Glenn-Randers Pehrson discovered an buffer overflow in the libpng PNG
library, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a
malformed image is processed.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.44-1+squeeze3. Packages for i386 are not yet available,
but will be provided shortly.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your libpng packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



Package: libpng
CVE ID: CVE-2011-3045

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